A woman has been fired from a nursing home after she uploaded a video of herself laughing at a resident who had recently died.
The footage, which also shows her poking the elderly woman in the eye, was uploaded on social media.
In the clip, which was filmed at The Brennity Senior Living Center in Daphne, Alabama, the female worker is seen poking the recently deceased woman in the face.
She then appears to laugh in the face of the dead woman, who had her mouth open and eyes closed, before opening her eyes and poking one of her eyeballs.
The member of staff continues to make fun of the resident by poking the body, and then smiling at the camera and laughing while lifting her own eyelid.
She reportedly uploaded the graphic video before removing it from social media. She has since been fired, FOX10 reports.
Erin Thompson, executive director of The Brennity, confirmed the video was filmed and uploaded by an employee at the home.
In a statement, she said: "First and foremost, we find the actions in this video to be completely unacceptable, inappropriate and not in line with our Resident First philosophy that we strictly uphold at our communities.
"We can confirm that this associate is no longer with Sagora Senior Living [Brennity’s parent company], as we will not tolerate behavior like this."
"We believe that this story is not a matter of public interest and out of respect to this resident’s family, we ask for privacy during this sensitive time."
Erin added that the home is "working closely with investigators and local authorities as they handle the situation."
The Daphne Police Department confirmed it is investigating the video, but any details of a report will not be made public until it has been approved and properly redacted.
The home provides care services and assisted living for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
